What an electric stove and oven costs to run in Ohio
Ohio homes use 285 kWh a year on an electric stove and oven. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $20.05 to $28.08 a year across 3 published Ohio plans — a $8.03 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $20.05 | — | 7.0¢ |
| Residential (KW11)flat rate | $23.88 | +$3.83 | 9.6¢ |
| Residential (KW10)flat rate | $28.08 | +$8.03 | 11.1¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $9.17 (Residential), dearest $12.84, a $3.67 spread
- Average — cheapest $20.05 (Residential), dearest $28.08, a $8.03 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $26.21 (Residential), dearest $36.72, a $10.51 spread
What an electric stove and oven costs here
Across 3 plans priced in Ohio, an electric stove and oven adds $20.05 to $28.08 a year — $1.67 to $2.34 a month. The median plan puts an electric stove and oven at $23.88 a year.
Cheapest for an electric stove and oven: Residential, City of Cleveland, Ohio (Utility Company). Dearest: Residential (KW10), City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company).
Those 285 kWh are billed at 7.0¢–9.9¢, against a 9.6¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 0.2¢ per kWh.
What Ohio homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 285 kWh a year across 236 sampled homes that run one, near the national 290 kWh. The middle half spans 130 kWh to 373 kWh, so an electric stove and oven varies by 243 kWh between one household and another.
The cooktop and oven together. Microwaves are counted separately. That average covers homes that cook with electricity — 69% of homes here.
That makes an electric stove and oven about 3% of the electricity an Ohio home uses. The remaining 9,994 kWh is what an electric stove and oven is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
By provider
On each Ohio provider's cheapest plan: City of Cleveland, Ohio (Utility Company), $20.05; City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company), $23.88.
City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company) charges $3.83 a year more than City of Cleveland, Ohio (Utility Company) on Residential for the same 285 kWh.
Light and heavy use of an electric stove and oven
A household in the lighter quarter runs an electric stove and oven for 130 kWh a year and pays $9.17 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 373 kWh and pays $26.21 — $17.04 more for an electric stove and oven on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Ohio, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 3 Ohio tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 41.4993, -81.6944.